Cars: the IPAA watch

The car lane is a standing watch on the Indiana Public Auto Auction, 1340 S. Madison Avenue, Indianapolis — a public sale held Tuesdays at 6:00 PM ET, with online bidding and an advance run list published before each sale.

The rhythm

• Monday preview — the full run list is pulled and screened the evening before the sale.
• Tuesday final check — late additions and bid movement are checked the afternoon of the sale, and the shortlist is final before the first car rolls.

The shortlist rules

• Running vehicles only.
• Actual miles only — no TMU, no exempt odometer readings.
• 175,000 miles or under.
• Every candidate verified on its own detail page: mileage, status and VIN are read per vehicle, because the summary cards misalign.
• Bids shown on the cards are treated as unverified until the sale itself proves them.

Last covered sale — November 3, 2026

57 vehicles on the run list; 24 deal-eligible after the detail check; 14 not running; 3 TMU or exempt. Standouts included a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze with 51,236 actual miles sitting at a $100 current bid, a 1991 Honda Civic at 68,106 miles and $500, and a 2013 Ford Taurus at 80,160 miles and $100. The full log entry is in the deal log.

The watch feeds Big City Cars' eye for inventory and the Chairman's own flips alike, but the rule holds here as everywhere in the lab: the watch reports, the Chairman decides.